The influence of small events on charity work and volunteerism : A case study of famine in Somalia and Kenya
Bello, Anna (2012)
Bello, Anna
HAAGA-HELIA ammattikorkeakoulu
2012
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https://urn.fi/URN:NBN:fi:amk-2012120718723
https://urn.fi/URN:NBN:fi:amk-2012120718723
Tiivistelmä
This thesis is a written report on the events organised to raise awareness as well as fund raising to help the victims of Famine in Somalia and Kenya. It also aimed at using small events to make impacts, highlighting how events can be used as a form of educative means to encourage volunteerism among young adults. The project was named “Impact your world” due to the fact that different forms of events was used to achieve this goal.
The project was commissioned by HAAGA-HELIA and Red Cross Finland. It was written in the perspective of the author of this thesis who was the event manager, organizer and implementation officer at every stage of the project.
This thesis is divided into four parts, the introduction, giving an outline of the project and its broader frame of reference, the project description that explained the detail of the project at every stage, the project results, evaluation and analysis. It also includes the description of step by step implementation of the event through out the project timeline: the event venue, coordination of participants, weather condition as it influence the event, the activities in each event, catering, guest performers and speakers.
The author describes in detail event atmosphere as well as sponsorship sourcing processes. Meanwhile, the evaluation of the author`s performance, recommendations for future purposes as regards events and the evaluation of the project is clearly stated at the last part of this report
The project was commissioned by HAAGA-HELIA and Red Cross Finland. It was written in the perspective of the author of this thesis who was the event manager, organizer and implementation officer at every stage of the project.
This thesis is divided into four parts, the introduction, giving an outline of the project and its broader frame of reference, the project description that explained the detail of the project at every stage, the project results, evaluation and analysis. It also includes the description of step by step implementation of the event through out the project timeline: the event venue, coordination of participants, weather condition as it influence the event, the activities in each event, catering, guest performers and speakers.
The author describes in detail event atmosphere as well as sponsorship sourcing processes. Meanwhile, the evaluation of the author`s performance, recommendations for future purposes as regards events and the evaluation of the project is clearly stated at the last part of this report